Ironing board



April 28,1931. EBRYAN 1,803,167

'IRON'ING 13011111) Filed Dec. 4, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet, 1

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 28 1931.

Filed Dec. 4, 1929 B. BRYAN IRONING BOARD s Sheets-Sheet. 2 I

I INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 28, 1931.

B. BRYVAN 1,803,167

IRONING BOARD Filed Dec. 4, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet. 5

N Mjfm Patented Apr. 28, 1931 sum BERT Bar-an; 'orfLA FAYETT INDIANA men-rive BOARD Application -fi-1ec1 December 4, 1929'. 'Serial No. 411,594.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sleeve and ironing boards of thetype swingably mounted within a cabinet therefor. I V i 5 Another object of the invention embodies a slide mounting for the boards within the cabinet.

Anadditional object of the inventionconsists of a holdingelement designed foren- 1o gagement with the boards to retainsame retracted within the cabinet. 1 a

. An additional objectof the invention contemplates the provision and arrangement of a brace member having swinging connection 15 at .its ends with theslide mounting and board.

Another of the @principal objects of'the invention primarily resides in the mounting of a spacing element .upon the board proper to maintain the sleeve boardin position for use.

More specifically stated the slide-mounting is provided with a locking element operable in conjunction with the a brace member to maintain either of the boards at ade'sired heig F With the above and other objects in view,

the'invention further consists of the following novel featuresand detailsno'f cfonstructiomto be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyin ed out in theappended claims. s

; In the drawingsd- I Figure :1 is a frontelevation of the present invention showing the ironing board and sleeve board retracted or folded within the.

3 cabinet. 7 a

c Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the ironing board proper extended" for use.

Figure, 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the invention with the'slee've 9 and ironing boards extended.

Figure 'is a'view similar to Figure 3 with the door closed and the boards retracted within the cabinet.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure'2. v r

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view-taken on line 6-6 of Figure 2. V

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 77 of Figure 6.

9 Referring to the drawingsin detail wheremovement within the channels lreceive the 0 drawings 'andjpointina socket in the upper'iend of the slide 15,

ner side ofthei roningboard. The rod memberfiO mayb sw ginto and out otp slt on in like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates gen'erallyr a form of cabinet. of elongated formation and of the type generally built into wall structures and which includes ,r trim/11 and a hingedly moimted closure l2.

Guide strips 13 extending for appreciable distances upwardly within the cabinet upon the inner sidesof the sidewalls therefor'xand' in spaced parallelism to the rear wall define channels 14 therebetweeinthe purposes and advantages of which will be presently apparent. Slides, such as indicated at 15, of block formation mounted for vertical sliding horizontally projecting ends of a pivotpin 16 passed through-the barrel 17 of a hinge plate 18 mounted upon the upper side and adjacent the lowermost end. of a brace member 19.

Supporting members 20 upwardly projecting 7 connected at theiropposite-ends in any suit able manner with sash or counter-balancing weights; indicated at 29,to facilitate ease in the raising .and'lowering of the boards having the mountings thereforverticallyshift- -ing within-the channelsl i.

A rod member 30, rotatably mounted withforms a shoulder portion 31 horizontally pro- .jectin g adj acentthe uppermost end thereof "for engagement with the under side ofthe ironing board 26 whenthe latter is extended for use Y The opposite :end of the brace member 19 is'hingedly connected, as at. 32, to blocks 33 arranged at:spaced intervals beneath the inby grasping the handle portion 34: upon the uppermost end thereof and twisting same for a quarter turn in either direction.

The combined spacing and supporting element mentioned in the foregoing comprises an element 35 having a reduced extension 36 upon the innermost end thereof and having swivel connection with the uppermost offset extremity 3'? of a standard 38 carried upon the hinged plate for the ironing board 26 and from which said element may be swung to occupy the positions shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

As best shown in Figures 3, 4 and 7 of the drawings, a locking pin 39 carried by the slides 15 carry compression springs 40 to normally dispose same in the Figure l position. The outermost ends or heads of these locking pins are engaged by headed studs 411C511? ried upon the lowermost projecting .endof the brace member 19 when the board 26"is dis posed in a horizontal plane.

The innermost pointed extremities of the locking pins 29 will bitingly'engage the adjacent surface of the rear wall of the cabinet and maintain the board 26 in a horizontal plane and at the height desired for the particular user. It is to be noted that in the sliding movement of the entire structure that the standards 30 will be elevated therewith whereby the shoulder portions S'lthereon will adequately supportthe adjacent portion of t re board 26 and relieve strain from the hinge pin 2a therefor. The supporting members 20 are undercut upon the innermost side edges thereof to provide shoulders 42 to engage a reduced extension formedupo-n theinnermostendof the ironing board 26 beneath the hinge plate 25 thereof. Said shoulder portions 42 will cooperate with the shoulder por "io 1 L tl to 3O th b s ipon 1e stance; us in e proper maintenance of the board. V

A plate member {l3 having a longitudinal horizontally disposed groove 44 in the under side thereof is designed to accommodate appropriate portions of projections inwardly disposed from the side walls of the cabinet. The innermost side edge-of the plate 43 is cut away to pro ide a slot or opening i5 within which anappropriateportion of the sleeve board 22 may be project-ed in the manner suggested in Figure 2 ore-he drawings. A. ledge or dependency indicated as at at and disposed upon the under side of the '3 plate member 43 is-d-esigned to engage the under suriace of the ironing board 26 torestrict outward swinging movement of the latter subsequent to the disposition ofsame in Figure 4 of the drawings.

As a matter of convenience to the user and to afl'ord an easy and expeditious method of applylng covers and padding upon the working'face of the ironing board, it is my purpose to provide grooves" or channels 43' upon the sldes and outermost end of the board and within which appropriate portions of the cover and padding may be disposed and retained by a length of cord, rope or other material, such as indicated at 44, the latter having connection at the extremities thereof within the openings of screw eyes 45 carried upon the members 23. Said extremities of the cord or rope are knotted and the screw eyes may then be rotated for anchorage whereby the rope or cord will be tightened and the covering and padding will be stretched tightly across the working face of the board.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims. I v

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A device of the character described comprising a cabinet having guide channels within the opposed sides thereof, spaced slides vertically movable within said channels, a board swingably mounted upon one of the slides, a brace member for the board connected with the other slide, a locking element cooperating with the brace memberand second mentioned slide to maintain the board in position for use when the latter is swung to horizontal position outwardly throughthe cabinet, a standard carried by and operable in conjunction-with the slides, a shoulder portion formed upon the standard, and the board having one end thereof interposed'between the first mentioned slide and shoulder portion.

2. A device of the character described comprising a cabinet having guide channels within the opposed sides thereof, upper and lower spaced slides vertically movable within said channels a board swingably mounted upon the upper slide, a brace member for the board swingably connected withthe lower slide, a lockingelement carried by the lower slide having biting engagement with the cabinet when the brace member is shifted for active use, a standard swingably supported between the slides, a shoulder portion upon the standard, andthe board having the swingably connected end thereof interposed between the upper slide and shoulder portion.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. I BERT BRYAN. 

